Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-08
THE ACCIDENT.
An Examination OF the Track at White
River shows Three ofthe Rails Imper.
fect-F0rty.>ix Persons said to Have
Been Killed.
HARTFORD, VT. Feb. a,

| Been Killed.
HARTFORD VT. Feb. /.
| Local excitement over the accid mt is
gradually dying cut Doctors report all the
/ injured ones greatly improved even those
who are considered most dangerously hurt
Quite numbsr will be allowed To go 10 their
| homes, tonight. Chas. W. SANFORD, agent
for the Moxie Nerve Food Co of Washing
/ ton, ID. c who was reported killed, was
/ on the tram and advices from Montreal state
that the Kennedy family of Ave, supposed to
have been lost, are safe in that city. A
bureau of information has been established
here under the charge OF Chas. p. Tarbell
who will reply to all communications and
furnish all information in ms power.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Feb. 9.
The civil authorities OF Hartford, VI g.
have now assumed charged OF the remains Of
the victims and their personal effects - far
as found. 1t is now learned that Mrs. Wm.
Devno of Winooski, Vt, was lost Her
husband was in the baggage room at the
time of the accident. Her remains have not
been identified. A peculiar case has arisen
IN the matter OF identification of body
Gained by two parties, one alleging it is Il
female, the other that it is male. Even
the doctors disagree evenly because of the
charred condition of the corpse. The cloth
ing, watches, keys. etc, belonging to each
v,ctim was found on the remains in slch a
manner as 10 indicats bOth died togetu er and
one body was entirely consumed. There is
nothing left OF the other but portion of the
trunk, minus the head, arms aud legs.
John Henry Hazen, on the b >atd of select
men Of the to~n Of Hartford. says in his
opinion the bodies OF 46 killed thus far have
tl,.., II. h
actual count Isaac Gates, undertaken, says
32 bodies have been identified ard removed,
and perhaps five more are susc ptible of
identification. Prof Fletcher, chief of the
engineering d2partment of Dartmouth coll
| lege. who made close examination of the
track leading TO the bridge says there were
three rails torn up at the point where the car
pilgrim" probably left the track These
rails all show visible signs of defect in ma
terial and construction. He thinks one axle
on the car Pilgrim" broke first, causing the
derailing of the car aud that was the only car
which left the track until the bridge was
reached.
| Official investigation into the circum-
stances connectet with the railroad disaster
Saturday, began At t.lr Junction House this
afternoon. large number of people prom
inent throughout New England were in at
'e"uai'e a"u in ~ ~
''e Ini.heuia'e u''sN''on' W '"e oo'N Va
ing of ex Governor S. Z. Pingree of Hart
| ford, chairman, Hon. l.. Clark, Rutland and
| Hon. T. G.. Fletcher, St. Johnsbury. The
| first witness was Chas. ii. Pierce, the engi-
neer, SO years old, living at White River
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